Designing and building Interiors
Installing bulkheads and cabin soles. Accommodation; number of berths verses expected number of crew. Cabin soles. How many heads? Designing and equipping a galley. Various fuels for your stove (gas, diesel, alcohol, paraffin). Placement of sink and stowage of food and other stores.

Building in Steel or Aluminum - Part 2
Overview; Building from scratch verses Building from a kit. Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Aluminum, Multi-chine steel, Round bilge steel, Radius chine steel. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Avoiding corrosion in steel and aluminum boats. Specialist tools required.

Building in Steel or Aluminum - Part 1
Overview; Building from scratch verses Building from a kit. Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Aluminum, Multi-chine steel, Round bilge steel, Radius chine steel. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Avoiding corrosion in steel and aluminum boats. Specialist tools required.

Building in Fiberglass Part 4
Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Fiberglass Sandwich, Single skin fiberglass, Male & Female moulding. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Specialist tools required.

Building in Fiberglass Part 3
Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Fiberglass Sandwich, Single skin fiberglass, Male & Female moulding. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Specialist tools required.

Building in Fiberglass Part 2
Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Fiberglass Sandwich, Single skin fiberglass, Male & Female moulding. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Specialist tools required.

Building in Fiberglass Part 1
Detailed text, photos and illustrations showing the various methods of sail and powerboat boatbuilding in Fiberglass Sandwich, Single skin fiberglass, Male & Female moulding. Building the shell; hull, deck and cabin construction. Specialist tools required.

Budgets and Planning
Initial planning and calculations of how much will it all cost. How to save money and keep within your budget. Budgets for building maintaining your boat. VAT certificates. EU Norm- The rules and how to comply. Chartering your boat. The KISS factor. Overview boatbuilding materials and methods, Fibreglass construction, Metal boatbuilding including Steel and Aluminum, Wood Epoxy, Plywood and traditional timber boatbuilding.

The Choice of the Construction Material
Wanting to build a boat but don't know what material to use for her?